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大学英语演讲稿集
WhatIsRealBeauty?
YangLingyuan
本篇是96年湖南省第二届非英语专业大学生英语演讲比赛团体二等奖获奖者之
一的演讲辞。
其中引用正、反两方面的事例来论述“真正的美不在外表,而在
内心”这一观点的方法值得学习与借鉴。
Itishumannaturethatallofusshouldbefondofbeauty.
Everybodywasbornwithaheartforbeauty.
TodayinChina,withtherisingofourlivingstandard,people's
requirementofbeautyhasbeenheIghtenedaccordingly.Somepeople
sparenomoneyorenergyonbeautifulclothes,fashionablehair
styles,thedecorationoftheirhousesandeventheimprovementof
theirlooks.Butitseemstome,all
thesearemoreorlessconfinedtothebeautyinappearance,or
rather,theoutwardbeauty.
Inmyopinion,weshouldn'tonlypayattentiontobeautiful
appearanceandneglectthebeautificationofthemindandwhatweare
aftershouldbetheperfectunityoftheoutwardbeautyandtheinner
beauty.Asweallknow,sofarasobjectsandanimalsare
concerned,thereisonlybeautifulappearancetobementioned,butto
ushumanbeings,althoughtheoutwardbeautyreallymatters,theinner
beautyismuchmoreimportant.ThiswasconfirmedbyafamousRussian
writerinwordsmuchlikethis:
"Apersonis
notlovelyforbeingbeautifulbutbeautifulforbeinglovely."
Here,I'dliketoquotetwotypicalinstancesandI'msure,my
dearfriends,fromthemyou'llfindoutwhatrealbeautyis.
RecentlyIlearnedfromtheradioanunpleasantincidentabouta
wellknownsinger.Sheisverycharmingwithasweetbeautifulvoice
andveryfamousforsingingthesong."DevotionofLove".Notlong
ago,shewasinvitedtoZhejiangProvincetogiveperformance.The
momentshewastoappearonthestage,shesuddenlyaskedformore
reward.Worsestill,afterherrequestwassatisfied,shedidn'tbegin
tosingatonce.Instead,shetookhertimetocountallthemoney
piecebypiece.Thusshekepttheaudiencewaitingforhalfanhour.
Sowhensheatlastshowedupandstartedtosing"Devotionof
Love",amanroseupfromhisseatandshoutedather,"Youdon'thave
anydevotionoflove.Youarenotqualifiedtosingthissong!
"Hearingthis,thesingerstoppedsingingandbegantoshoutabuses
withherfingerpointedattheman.Atthistimethewholeaudience
burstintoanuproar.
Howdisappointedherkeenlistenerswerewhentheylearnedthis!
Itisthesingerherselfwhospoiledherbeautifulimageintheeyes
ofothers.
Now,I'mcomingtoanothertruestory.It'saboutapoor,ordinary
lookingoldwoman.Shewasawidowwithoutanychildren,living
barelyfromhandtomouthbypickingoddsandendsfromrubbishheaps.
However,shetookinmorethantenhomelessorphanssuccessivelyand
managedtobringthemup.Everydayshelaboredfrommorningtill
night.Inordertoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibletoraisethe
childrenandtokeeptheminschool,sheevenwenttoahospital
regularlytosellherblood.Shegotsoweakforthelossofblood
thatshesometimesfellinafaintonherwayhome.
ResponsibilityisaBadgeofHonourforYouth
(96年“21世纪杯全国大学生英语演讲比赛”二等奖获得者,北京外国语大学
徐义成)
Facingthisaudienceonthestage,Ihavetheexcitingfeelingof
participatinginthemarchofhistory,forwhatwearefacingtoday
ismorethanamerecompetitionorcontest.Itisanassemblyofsome
ofChina'smosttalentedandmotivatedpeople,representativesofa
youngergenerationthatarepreparingthemselvesforthecomingofa
newcentury.
I'mgratefulthatI'vebeengiventhisopportunity,atsucha
historicmoment,tostandhereasaspokesmanofmygenerationandto
takeaseriouslookbackatthepast15years,acrucialperiodfor
everyoneofusandforthisnationaswell.
Thoughitisonlywithinmypowertotellaboutmypersonal
experience,andonlyatinyfragmentofitatthat,itstill
represents,Ibelieve,therootofaspiritwhichhasbeenessential
tomeandtoallthepeoplebredbythepast15years.
Inmyelementaryyears,therewasalittlegirlintheCLASswho
workedveryhardbutsomehowcouldneverdosatisfactorilyinher
lessons.
Theteacheraskedmetohelpher,anditwasobviousthatshe
expectedalotfromme.butasayoungboy,restless,thoughtless,I
alwaystriedtoevadehersoastogetmoretimetoenjoymyself.
Onedaybeforethefinalexam,shecameuptomeandsaid,"Could
youpleaseexplainthistome?
Iwantverymuchtodobetterthis
time."Istartedexplaining,andfinishedinahurry.Pretendingnot
tonoticeherstillconfusedeyes,Iranoffquickly.Nat
surprisingly,sheagaindidverybadlyintheexam.Andtwomonths
later,atthebeginningofthenewsemester,wordcameofherdeath
ofbloodcancer.NooneeverknewaboutthelittletaskIfailedto
fulfill,butIcouldn'tforgivemyself.Isimplycouldn'tforgether
eyes,whichseemtobeasking,"Whydidn'tyoudoalittlemoreto
helpme,whenitwassoeasyforyou?
Whydidn'tyouunderstanda
littlebetterthetrustplacedinyou,sothatIwouldnothaveto
leavethisworldinsuchpainandregret?
"
Iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayit
wastheverystartingpointofmylife,forIbegantounderstandthe
word"responsibility"andtolearntoalwaysdomydutiesfaithfully
anddevotedly,fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedon
me:
themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-
reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.
Laterinmylife,Icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.But
neveragaindidIfeelthatregretwhichstruckmeatthedeathof
thegirl,foritmakesmyheartsatisfiedtothinkthatIhavealways
doneeverythinginmypowertofulfillmyresponsibilitiesasbestI
can.
AsIgrewup,changedandimprovedbythisincidentandmany
othersimilarones,Ibegantoperceivethechangestakingplace
aroundmeandtofindthatsociety,inaway,wasinitsformative
yearslikemyself.Newbuildings,newcommoditiesandnewfashions
appeareveryday.
Newideas,newinformation,newtechnologies.Peoplecantalk
witheachotherfromanycorneroftheearthinamatterofseconds.
Societyisbecomingmorecompetitive.
Wordslikeindividualityandcreativityaregettingmoreemphasis
andmorepeoplearerewardedfortheirhardworkandefforts.Suchis
theerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.
Suchistheerainwhichthisgenerationwilltakeoverthe
nationfromourfathersandlearntorunit.Yetinthemeantime,
manyproblemsstillexist.
Welearnthatcrimestakeplaceinbroaddaylightwithcrowdsof
peoplelookingonandnotassisting.Wehearthattherearestill
about1millionchildreninthiscountrywhocan'tevenaffordtogo
toelementaryschoolswhileenormoussumsofmoneyarebeing
squanderedawayondinnerpartiesandluxurycars.
Webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameof
medicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessince
money,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworld
thatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.
Suchanera,therefore,determinesthatweareagenerationwith
akeenersenseofcompetitionandefficiencyandagreaterreadiness
tothinkcriticallyandactcreatively.
Suchanera,furthermore,demands,thatweareagenerationwitha
clearperceptionofourhistoricalresponsibilityandanaggressive
willtotakeactionandsolvetheproblems.Historyhaslongbeen
preparingthesequalitiesinthisgenerationanditisnowcallingus
forwardtogivetestimonytoourpatriotismandheroismtowardsthis
nationandallhumanity.
Standingherenow,Ithinkofthepast15yearsofmylifeasan
ordinarystudent.ProbablyI'llbeanordinarymanfortherestofmy
life.Butthisdoesn'tdiscouragemeany,forIknowthatwithmy
senseofresponsibilityanddevotedeffortstoalwaysstrive,forthe
best,it'sgoingtobeameaningfulandworthwhilelifethatIwill
beliving.
Standingherenow,Ithinkofthepast15yearsofthisnation,
whichhasachievedgreatnessthatinspiredmillionsofpeopleofmy
age,mostofwhomwillnotattainfameorprestigeandonlyafewof
whomwillberememberedbyposterity.Butthatdoesn'tdiscourageus
any,becauseweknowthattheworldwatches,theworldlistens,the
worldiswaitingtoseewherethisnationwillbeheadinginatime
ofrichopportunitiesandfiercecompetition.
Ican'teverforgetthatlittlegirlinmyCLASSwhocouldn'thad
thesameopportunitiesasanyofusheretoenjoyawonderfullife
todayandahopefulworldtomorrow.
Itisthesacredresponsibilityofthisgenerationtofaceupto
thechallengesofthenewcenturyandtodevoteoursweatandblood,
ourwisdomandpassion,tothehistoriccauseofmakingthisnationa
greaterandhappierlandforeveryoneofus.
Wearenotgoingtoevadethatresponsibility.Wearegoingtolet
peopledown.Andpeople,farandnear,willhearofus.Frostwillbe
broughttotheirbackbonesandtearstotheireyeswhenourstories
aretoldandretold,Soletusgoforth,myfellowmembersofthis
luckilychosengeneration,andmeetthenewcenturyinvictoryand
glory.
KnowingtheConsequencesofChoice
OverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamily
dispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTV
wereaddedtothe14channelswehadalread
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